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Har Qeren

Har Qeren (Hebrew: הר קרן) is a mountain in Israel.[2] Har Qeren is located in the Southern District. Har Qeren is located 365 meters above sea level. There is a U.S. military radar station here, known as Site 512.[3][4]

Har Qeren
Jabal Kayrin
Map
Highest point
Elevation365 m (1,198 ft)[1]
Coordinates30°59′47″N 34°29′08″E / 30.9964°N 34.4856°E / 30.9964; 34.4856[2]
Naming
Native nameHebrew: הר קרן
Geography
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern District

The highest place nearby is Har Safun, 456 meters (1,496 ft) above sea level, 19.3 kilometres (12.0 miles) southeast of Har Qeren.[a][5]

The climate is hot dry.[6] The average temperature is 24 °C. The warmest month is August, at 34 °C, and the coldest is January, at 12 °C.[7] The average rainfall is 130 millimeters per year. The wettest month is January, with 31 millimeters of rain, and the driest is June, with 1 millimeters.[8]

Har Qeren
Climate chart (explanation)
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Har Qeren is located in Israel
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Location of Har Qeren in Israel.

References

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  1. ^ "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". 2015-06-21.
  2. ^ a b c Har Qeren at Geonames.org (cc-by)
  3. ^ "Israel/United States : Site 512, a US military bubble in Israel's Negev desert - 22/11/2023". Intelligence Online. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Satellite image shows US expanding Israel military base amid escalating tensions". India Today. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Archived from the original on 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  6. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. ^ a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  8. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  9. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  1. ^ The highest point above the local horizon, according to the elevation data of GeoNames.[2]


 

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